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JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – JD Sports expects young shoppers not yet sad..

Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change

Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change

By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer is facing demands fro..

Cellnex’s CEO Tobias Martinez steps down amid strategy shift

Cellnex’s CEO Tobias Martinez steps down amid strategy shift

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish phone tower operator Cellnex said on Wednesday its chief e..

StanChart weighing options, including sale, of aircraft lessor unit

StanChart weighing options, including sale, of aircraft lessor unit

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Standard Chartered said it is looking to explore alternative op..

Low use of shortened work hours points to mild German recession – Ifo

Low use of shortened work hours points to mild German recession – Ifo

BERLIN (Reuters) – Low take up of a government-backed ‘Kurzarbeit’..

Dollar stands firm while traders await CPI

Dollar stands firm while traders await CPI

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar mostly held its ground on We..

Germany’s BioNTech buys British AI startup InstaDeep

Germany’s BioNTech buys British AI startup InstaDeep

(Reuters) -BioNTech SE has agreed to acquire British artificial intelligence (AI) st..

German chancellor meets auto, battery bosses in ‘mobility’ summit

German chancellor meets auto, battery bosses in ‘mobility’ summit

By Victoria Waldersee and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers, T..

Mercedes-Benz sells 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022

Mercedes-Benz sells 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz delivered 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022, the c..

UK’s Morgan Advanced Materials reports cyber security incident on its network

UK’s Morgan Advanced Materials reports cyber security incident on its network

(Reuters) – British industrial firm Morgan Advanced Materials Plc said on Tues..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin digs in for a bumpy new year

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin digs in for a bumpy new year

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s looking steady in 2023. ..

Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain ‘regional order’

Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain ‘regional order’

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Germany on Tuesday ..

French PM to unveil pension reform in big test for Macron

French PM to unveil pension reform in big test for Macron

By Caroline Pailliez and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister ..

Bentley cruises to record sales in 2022 despite China drop

Bentley cruises to record sales in 2022 despite China drop

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday re..

UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn

UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has become less competitive and less ..

Global stocks close in on 4-week highs, oil rises on hopes of ‘soft landing’

Global stocks close in on 4-week highs, oil rises on hopes of ‘soft landing’

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stocks rallied on Monday to their highest..

Fineco CEO expects fixed income demand to help managed assets

Fineco CEO expects fixed income demand to help managed assets

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s FinecoBank is seeing strong de..

FocalPoint Announces Strategic Investment from GM Ventures, Collaboration with General Motors on Integration of Next Generation GPS Technologies

FocalPoint Announces Strategic Investment from GM Ventures, Collaboration with General Motors on Integration of Next Generation GPS Technologies

Cambridge, UK: FocalPoint, the UK software company which provides next generation po..

UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn

UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has become less competitive and less ..

Around 40% of German companies expect output decline in 2023 – IW institute

Around 40% of German companies expect output decline in 2023 – IW institute

BERLIN (Reuters) – Four out of ten German companies expect business to shrink ..

British PM Sunak revives talks for Arm’s London IPO -FT

British PM Sunak revives talks for Arm’s London IPO -FT

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revived talks with Japan..

‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase

‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase

By Liz Lee and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China braced for a “new pha..

Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path

Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was steady on Monday as investors digest..

Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources

Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources

By Aditi Shah and Gilles Guillaume NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) -Renault is considering..

After Christmas relief UK retailers face 2023 reality check

After Christmas relief UK retailers face 2023 reality check

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Updates next week from Britain’s bigge..

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s power grid operator issued a new ap..

Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58

Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58

By Keith Weir and Alvise Armellini MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italy striker Gianluca Vi..

Biggest UK house price fall recorded since financial crisis

Biggest UK house price fall recorded since financial crisis

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices slid in December, cappin..

Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low on demand slump

Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low on demand slump

By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd fl..

Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices

Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices

(Reuters) -French caterer Sodexo on Friday beat market estimates for first-quarter s..

Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will sign a recip..

Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said on..

Asian stocks edge up before U.S. jobs data, defying Wall Street selloff

Asian stocks edge up before U.S. jobs data, defying Wall Street selloff

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian equities gained on Friday while the ..

Germany’s BaFin tells Eurex Clearing, Clearstream to clean up organisational deficiencies

Germany’s BaFin tells Eurex Clearing, Clearstream to clean up organisational deficiencies

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin) ..

Geely’s EV brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023, expand in Europe

Geely’s EV brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023, expand in Europe

By Joseph White LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle brand Zeekr aim..

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

By Jeffrey Dastin and Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc’s layoffs w..

British shoppers defy cost-of-living crisis at Christmas

British shoppers defy cost-of-living crisis at Christmas

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britons spent more than expected ov..